Weddings in the Arab world usually begin late in the evening. Tonight’s Saudi bride has started getting ready at 2pm but has asked her guests to arrive at 10pm so that she can enter the grand ballroom at 11pm. In Saudi, and all the neighboring countries, this is considered normal. I’m expecting the wedding to finish at 3am, if not later. Women here enjoy partying till dawn, whilst the men usually end their event just before midnight. She’s sitting with her husband, uncles, brothers and father whilst the women are all getting ready in the rest of the house. All of the men are chiding her and telling her that they’re not giving her away, because she’s always theirs. As she blushes and laughs, her father will hold her hand soon to enter the elegant ballroom. Handing her to her husband who is grinning to finally marry his love. @tasneemalsultan for @burndiary